03 November 2009, 20:36
SWDHog hunting and rain
A friend and I have a hunt planned for this friday but now there is a 40% chance of rain. How do hogs respond if it rains? We'll be hunting with a guide but another perspective would be nice. Thanks.
03 November 2009, 20:56
larrysFrom my limited experience, rain does not effect them unless it is a downpour. On my hunt in June, the last day it rained 4 inches in a couple hours. We went out that afternoon and the hogs were already back to normal.
03 November 2009, 23:28
Harold R. StephensAlso in June, we had a torrential down [pour at the place we hunted, rained for about 4 hours hard. Set out all the people that we could get to stands and literally saw hundreds of hogs that evening.
04 November 2009, 02:01
perryovercast and wet....hog heaven!
04 November 2009, 04:28
new_guyIn my limited experience, rain = no problem for hog hunting.
I shot a hog out of a group of 3 or 4 a couple of years ago with a 500 NE at about 50-yards... none of the other hogs even flinched at the shot!
It was thundering, and I assume they thought the rifle shot was thunder.
04 November 2009, 06:48
SWDThanks guys, it sounds like rain may even be an advantage!
04 November 2009, 07:22
WhitworthIf it's cool and not raining really hard, they will be moving.......
Good luck, SWD!